In my last post, I presented a three-step process for calculating the deterministic latency of a JESD204B link. In this post, I’ll explain: 1) how to choose your release buffer delay (RBD) to ensure a deterministic latency, and 2) how to measure and verify the expected deterministic latency.
Choosing the appropriate RBD value
As discussed...

Thanks for tuning into part 2 of this series on active shielding. In my last post , I talked about the benefits of shielding and how it helps mitigate parasitic-capacitance interference from your capacitance measurements. Today, I’ll discuss shield sensor designs and how the size and placement of the shield in relation to the sensor electrode...

Thanks to the Internet of Things revolution, we’re seeing more devices connected to the cloud via Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth®. Load switches are commonly used to save power by disabling radios (and other power-hungry subsystems) wh...

Have you been experiencing problems with fluctuations in capacitance measurements within your sensor system? There are several explanations for these fluctuations, but the most common root cause is external parasitic capacitance interference. This interference, for example unintentional hand proximity or EMI from the surrounding area, requires attention...

Welcome back to the Get Connected blog series here on Analog Wire. In my previous Get Connected post, we examined using a general-purpose serializer/deserializer (SERDES) to aggregate multiple data inputs from different sources for high-speed trans...

When devices offer different types of measurement capabilities, it’s important for designers to consider which measurement is best suited for their use case. Some inductive sensing solutions, like TI’s LDC1000 inductance-to-digital converter (LDC), have two measurement capabilities:
R P -measurement: The LDC measures the equivalent...

Have you ever had a button that gets stuck when you press it? Or how about one that won’t go down because something has fallen between the air gaps?
While mechanical buttons can be an inexpensive option for your design, they can sometimes have problems. To solve this, a capacitive touch interface has been incorporated into a vast number of...

The primary function of nearly every industrial application of electronics is to perform some sort of operation or function (usually with an embedded processor) based on the value of a physical “real world” analog signal. For the embedded...

In the real world, if two people speak at the same time, how do you determine who should speak? Sometimes it’s the one who talks the loudest, and that’s essentially how a controller area network (CAN) bus works.
In a CAN bus, all transce...

Both at home and at work, we are becoming increasingly accustomed to conveniences like high-definition video streaming, millisecond financial transactions and on-demand software as a service (SaaS). To support the ballooning requirement for higher ra...

All content and materials on this site are provided "as is". TI and its respective suppliers and providers of content make no representations about the suitability of these materials for any purpose and disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to these materials, including but not limited to all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement of any third party intellectual property right. TI and its respective suppliers and providers of content make no representations about the suitability of these materials for any purpose and disclaim all warranties and conditions with respect to these materials. No license, either express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, is granted by TI. Use of the information on this site may require a license from a third party, or a license from TI.

Content on this site may contain or be subject to specific guidelines or limitations on use. All postings and use of the content on this site are subject to the Terms of Use of the site; third parties using this content agree to abide by any limitations or guidelines and to comply with the Terms of Use of this site. TI, its suppliers and providers of content reserve the right to make corrections, deletions, modifications, enhancements, improvements and other changes to the content and materials, its products, programs and services at any time or to move or discontinue any content, products, programs, or services without notice.